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EXPOSURE CONDITIONS AFFECTING DURABILITY OF CONCRETE

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5 Extreme Concrete in contact with or buried under aggressive sub-soil / ground water, surface of members in tidal zone, members in direct contact with liquid / solid aggressive chemicals. No Environment Exposure Conditions 1 Mild Concrete surfaces protected against weather or aggressive conditions, except those situated in coastal area.

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EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE AND ENERGEY RELEASED

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Related posts: MAGNITUDE & INTENSITY OF EARTHQUAKE EARTHQUAKE GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING AND ITS PRACTICES-III-EARTHQUAKE DESTRUCTION How can it be in Seismic zone but not in earthquake zone or near earthquake fault? releases 1000 times more energy than the earthquake of magnitude of 6.2 and 32 times more than the magnitude of 7.2.

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INDUSTRY FOCUS: Points of Entry for Cash-Rich Cargo

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Developers, investment interests and supply chain executives remain optimistic about our nation’s seaports,” said John Carver, head of JLL’s Ports, Airports and Global Infrastructure (PAGI) group, “Influenced by an evolving maritime logistics industry, global and trade transformations such as the extension of the Panama Canal and growth of U.S.

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REINFORCEMENT CORROSION-CAUSES & PREVENTION

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MINIMISING THE RISK OF CORROSION: The quality and depth of concrete in the cover zone are all important in minimizing the risk of corrosion as shown in fig. Like most of the aspects of concrete durability, deterioration due to corrosion of the reinforcement can take place years (5 to 20) to manifest itselt.

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CONSTRUCTION SITE PLANNING

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It involves the organization of land use zoning, access, circulation, privacy, security, shelter, land drainage, paintballing and other factors. Site planning is the art of arranging structures on the land and shaping the spaces between, an art linked to architecture, engineering, landscape architecture, and city planning.

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REPAIR OF POST CONCRETING DEFECTS IN STRUCTURES

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Since the main function of concrete in the cover zone is to protect the steel reinforcement from corrosion, cracks in floor slabs can generally be filled with a cement paste. A small degree of cracking is quite common in most concrete structures, and can sometimes be ignored depending on how prevalent they are. Anyway good job.

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Industry Focus: Logistics – Going With The Flow

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The Decatur airport provides another important transportation option; with runways of 8,500 feet in length and 150 feet wide the airport is capable of handling large freight carrying aircraft. Decatur has strong utility infrastructure capacity. Public warehousing also provides the ultimate flexibility in storage for companies.